Resetting device for gas meters



1,627,183 May 3 1927- E. A. KERSTEIN RESETTING DEVICE FOR GAS METERS Filed April `25, 1925 f BYWM@ ATTORNEYS be moved into and out. ot meshing eiigaftte` ment with the pinion Q0, provision is made so that the shat't Q2 on which the toothed wheel 21 is mounted, may have axial movement as well as rotary movement, and means is also provided ior holding:y the sha'lft in ditterent positions in each ot which sliding movement is prevented but in which positions the shaft 22 will ha '-e rotarv movement'. rthe said means includes a pari' fil shown most clearlyv in Fig. (3. which is Ylorined trom a single piece ot materia! and includes a sprinl member Qt which is oti'set and has a portion thereot' disposed ont ot the plane ot the remaining` portions otl the part 23. The part Q3 also includes a linger-piece 25 for manipulating` the part 2S. The part Q3 is cut out, as at 26. :tor a purpose to appear1 and has a hole 2T Ytor the reception ot a suitable fastening` element, such as the screw 2S, tor elieetingl the pivotal connection oi the part Q3. as shown more sl-earl;v in Figs. Q and 3. rl`he part 2B is movable with respect to a retainer 29. attached to or :fuitablv vtermed on the part 13 ot the traine l1. rthe retainer29 is cut out, as at 30. to provide abutments 31, with which the extremity ot the spring member 2li coacts in one position oit the part 23. lilith the part 23 in the position shown in Figs. 2. 3 and t. the extreniity ot the member 24; will be disposed between the abutments 31. and, theret'ore, the part Q3 will be held against movement. while one end of the sha'lt 22 is in contact with the finger-piece 25. Under this arrangement, the toothed wheel 21 is in mesh with the pinion 9.0, the register or indicator' 10 operating in the usual manner.

The register or indicator continues to operate in the usual manner until it becomes necessary to reset the same bv n'iovingr all ot the pointers 1S 17 bach to their initial or zero positions respectively. To do this in the ordinariv manner would require considerable timee and to overcome this it but necessary, in accorc ance with the present vention, to simply tiex the spring` member Qi to disengage the extremitv thereof from the abutments 31, whereupon the part Q?) magv be moved on its pivot by manipulation ot' the linger-piece and as a result the linger-piece will be moved clear ot' the shatt 22. It follows that the slial't majvy be slid to the position shown in flig. in which the toothed wheel 21 will be out ot' mesh with the pinion Q0. Under this arrangement the set ot toothed wheels or gears lt) may be operated independently ot the other set 1S. therefore permitting` the pointers 1T to be easily and quicltlj,v brought to their initial or zero positions respectively. 'ihe pointers 1G are then set to their initial or Zero positions, whereupon the toothed wheel 21 is moved to a position in which it will again mesh with the pinion 2t). and the part Q3 is moved on its pivot, causin" he cxtremit v ol the spring member to spring between the abutments il and place the linger-piece 25 in line with the slia'tt: The 'i lfrister or indicator is again placed in condition to operate in the usual manner. The retainer 29 limits the pivot-al movement oi" the part by the portions 32. rllhe retainer 22S) if; also cut out, as at 33, to permit a portion ot the part 2B to move therein.

it to be understood that the invention is .not restricted to the precise arrangement ot parts shown and described, as details ot construction ma vv be modilied and rearranged without departingl t'rom the spirit oit the vinvention. the scope ot which limited only by the terms ot the appended claim.

lllhat is claimed is:

)i resettinl device comprisingi a part; ca-

pable ot beine' pivotallv mounted. said parthaving a flexible member and a finger-piece and being cut away: and a retainer with respectl to which said part' is movalile. said retainer having abntments with which the extremity ot ,said dexible member is adapted to coact to prevent the moven'ient ot said part with respect to said retainer.

ERKEST A. KERSTEIN. 

